Green Comet and Capella
The green comet is so close to a bright star, Capella right now. I’d be out taking pictures if there were no clouds covering it all up. ☹️☹️
The green comet is so close to a bright star, Capella right now. I’d be out taking pictures if there were no clouds covering it all up. ☹️☹️
I am so grateful to have these beautiful resources, land conservation trusts and town open spaces, around me for these quiet and peaceful hikes.
All through my working life, we have had employer-sponsored gold-plated cadillac healthcare plan. Over so many years, everything worked perfectly with no problems. But, recently they modified some things and now our out-of-pocket expenses are higher which is OK. What makes me mad is that some of the issues are caused by sheer incompetence of people who work at the health insurance company and how they mess things up.
Veil nebula print
Got my Veil nebula photo printed. This is the first time for me to get an acrylic print. It was expensive but I see why that was so. It seems like the print is mounted under a clear ~4mm thick piece of plastic (acrylic?!). It looks great. Can’t wait to put it on a wall.
Green comet
Comet C2022/E3 (ZTF) or the green comet as mentioned in the news was captured on the night of Friday (1/27) from my front yard. The relative movement of the comet over that time can be seen as the background stars made startrails.
In the second image, the processing was done a little differently to suppress the stars and that makes the comet's dust tail more prominent.
Last week, our work on branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Check it out…
Comet C2022/E3 (ZTF) or the green comet as mentioned in the news was captured on the night of Friday (1/27) from my front yard. The relative movement of the comet over that time can be seen as the background stars made startrails. In the second image, the processing was done a little differently to suppress the stars and that makes the comet’s dust tail more prominent.
Different processing to dim the startrails and bring out the dust tail of comet ZTF more clearly. Here is the photo with first round of processing.
Comet C/2022 E3(ZTF) This is a stack of 30 sec exposures over 24 minutes. It moves quite a bit with respect to the stars around it. The green colored halo is quite nice but you can’t make out the color with naked eyes. I didn’t think I’d be able capture the long wispy ion tail I had seen in other photos but it showed up.
#astro
Want to live to be 100+ years old? Hope you have good genes. If you do then make sure you live in a place away from pollution, stay physically active and have a good social life.
Got my Veil nebula photo printed. This is the first time for me to get an acrylic print. It was expensive but I see why that was so. It seems like the print is mounted under a clear ~4mm thick piece of plastic (acrylic?!). It looks great. Can’t wait to put it on a wall.
Completed 21 years with my current employer. Amazing how quickly the time flies by when you enjoy what you are doing.
Also, surprisingly somehow survived many rounds of layoffs over the years.
On January 26th, the documentary series on “1619 project” will be available for streaming on Hulu. I am looking forward to watching it this weekend. While reading up on all the controversy surrounding this book, found this article in The Atlantic that describes it very well.
Next Sunday will be the AFC and NFC championship games. Dang! I completely missed this NFL season. I should try to watch at least the remaining last 3 games.
My first outdoor bike ride of 2023. [Strava link]. The temperature was at freezing point but without any wind, it had no bite. The water in Niantic river was so still, this dock and the posts look as if they are floating in air.
